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Re: [Shop-talk] Determine NEMA outlet type if it’s plugged in?

To: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Determine NEMA outlet type if it’s plugged in?
From: jamesf@groupwbench.org
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:54:08 +0000
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I thought about that, but not only am I not local, asking a local tech 
to try and them pulling it out too far would be a career-limiting move 
:-)

jim

On 2025-04-09 15:48, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:

> Can you wiggle it out part way to see the configuration?  Maybe use 
> your camera to snap a picture that you can examine at leisure?  There's 
> some risk of unpowering it, but unless they are medical devices, you 
> may be able to handle that.
> 
> On Wed, Apr 9, 2025 at 11:08â?¯AM Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org> 
> wrote:
> 
>> I'm dealing with a bunch of Schroedinger's outlets here. All the 
>> outlets are in use so I can't unplug them to look at the NEMA marking, 
>> but I need to replace the devices plugged in, which can be ordered 
>> with various plug types. Is there a way to tell from the outside what 
>> type I have? It's round, which narrows it down to a few...
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
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<p id=3D"reply-intro">I thought about that, but not only am I not local, as=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Can you wiggle it out part way&nbsp;to see the configurati=
on?&nbsp; Maybe use your camera to snap a picture that you can examine at l=
eisure?&nbsp; There's some risk of unpowering it, but unless they are medic=
al devices, you may be able to handle that.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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<div class=3D"v1gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Apr 9, 2025 at 11:08=E2=80=
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der-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 1ex;">I'm dealing with a bunch o=
f Schroedinger's outlets here. All the outlets are in use so I can't unplug=
 them to look at the NEMA marking, but I need to replace the devices plugge=
d in, which can be ordered with various plug types. Is there a way to tell =
from the outside what type I have? It's round, which narrows it down to a f=
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